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Tue, 03 Mar 2015 20:00:32 +0000en-UShourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.1Exclusive: Preview of JIM HENSON’S THE STORYTELLER: WITCHES #1http://www.nerdist.com/2014/09/exclusive-preview-of-jim-hensons-the-storyteller-witches-1/
http://www.nerdist.com/2014/09/exclusive-preview-of-jim-hensons-the-storyteller-witches-1/#commentsThu, 11 Sep 2014 22:00:05 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=182035Remember Jim Henson’s The Storyteller? The television series was full of wondrous tales and creatures, and it was just the sort of thing to watch before bed in order to ensure fantastical dreams. If you miss the show, you can experience it again through comics. Archaia has previously released a graphic novel anthology of stories inspired by The Storyteller (it also included an adaptation of a screenplay for the television series by Anthony Minghella), and now they’re offering a new series: Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Witches.

The first issue will be available on September 17th, but we have an exclusive preview to make the wait more bearable. The series will span four issues in total, and each issue will be a one-shot story. As you might guess from the title, they’ll all feature stories about witches. The tales are inspired by folklore and fairy tales from around the world.

S.M. Vidaurri is both writer and artist on the first issue, and Missy Pena tackles one of the covers. “The Magic Swan Goose & the Lord of the Forest” tells the tale of a young princess. The official synopsis:

When her brother is kidnapped by a witch, a young princess must venture into the mysterious forest beyond the castle. There, the Lord of the Forest, an armor clad spirit who watches over the wilderness, comes to her aid, but the princess must rely on her wits to discover who she can trust before her family is cursed forever.

See the preview in the below gallery:

]]>http://www.nerdist.com/2014/09/exclusive-preview-of-jim-hensons-the-storyteller-witches-1/feed/6Exclusive: First Look at Boom Studios’ ROBOCOP Tie-In Comicshttp://www.nerdist.com/2013/11/exclusive-first-look-at-boom-studios-robocop-tie-in-comics/
http://www.nerdist.com/2013/11/exclusive-first-look-at-boom-studios-robocop-tie-in-comics/#commentsThu, 14 Nov 2013 01:30:03 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=97663The latest incarnation of RoboCop is turning some heads after the latest trailer revealed more of the dynamics at work in the new “old Detroit.” While you’ll have to wait until early next year to see the new film, you can get a glimpse at the all new tie-in comics from Boom Studios right now. Four anthology-style one-shots will show the world of RoboCop in brand new ways.RoboCop: Beta, written by Ed Brisson and art from Emilio Laiso, with covers from Greg Smallwood, looks at the test subjects that came before Alex Murphy to bridge the gap between man and machine.

In RoboCop: Memento Mori, Alex Murphy has to face his past demons before he can control his armored future, featuring the talents of Frank J. Barbiere with art from João Vieira and covers by Chris Mooneyham.

Author Joe Harris and artist Piotr Kowalski bring us Robocop: To Live and Die in Detroit, a tale that sees RoboCop proving to be too good at his job and the corporate overlords not being too happy about it. Can OCP make him fall in line with the way things work?

And finally, in RoboCop: Hominem Ex Machina, Michel Moreci writes the inner conflict when RoboCop shuts down, but the man inside is still very much alive. Jason Copland and Riley Rossmo will provide art and covers respectively.

RoboCop will be in U.S. cinemas on February 14th, 2014. Expect Boom’s RoboCop one shots to come out in the weeks ahead of release.

]]>http://www.nerdist.com/2013/11/exclusive-first-look-at-boom-studios-robocop-tie-in-comics/feed/6Sons Of Anarchy Ride to Boom! Studioshttp://www.nerdist.com/2013/08/sons-of-anarchy-ride-to-boom-studios/
http://www.nerdist.com/2013/08/sons-of-anarchy-ride-to-boom-studios/#commentsMon, 12 Aug 2013 22:01:10 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=84836Sons of Anarchy showrunner and American Bad-Ass Kurt Sutter, expanded on the discussion of a series of SoA graphic novels (first announced a few weeks ago at Comic-Con) to the collection of journalists assembled at the FX network TCA presentation last week. In a partnership with Boom! Studios, the graphic novels would bridge the story of the show with a possible “prequel” TV series. Boom! is no stranger to licensed content, as its library includes titles such as Rise of the Planet of the Apes, 28 Days Later, Eureka, and Farscape.

Surprisingly, in addition to the graphic novels, Sutter said a variety of “off media” alternatives are being considered to keep the mythology alive once the show wraps at the conclusion of its seventh season (season six is scheduled to premiere on Tuesday, September 10th). Although the prequel won’t be coming for a few years because, as Sutter stated, “I want to let the property rest for a year or so after Sons before jumping in,” it does appear that discussions for expanding the series beyond the established continuity have been frequent. One of the potential options mentioned includes a “gaming idea” but, he said, “The graphic novels are the first step to do that,” so clearly a Full Throttle-esque SoA PC game is still a ways off (RIP LucasArts 1982-2013).

The rest of the presentation focused on the upcoming sixth season and saw Sutter plead with the assembled league of extraordinary TV writers not to leak spoilers, before spoiling himself that season 7 will end “in a pool of blood.” Sutter also stated that while he has some idea of what the final shot of the show should be (the whole motorcycle gang in a freeze-framed high five?), he remained committed to the conceit that it is only a “loose idea,” even going so far as to mention the possibility of there being more than the scheduled 13 episodes should he need more room to properly close out the story.

]]>http://www.nerdist.com/2013/08/sons-of-anarchy-ride-to-boom-studios/feed/1Preview Pages From the Next Issue Of “Adventure Time”http://www.nerdist.com/2013/05/preview-pages-from-the-next-issue-of-adventure-time/
http://www.nerdist.com/2013/05/preview-pages-from-the-next-issue-of-adventure-time/#commentsFri, 17 May 2013 01:00:21 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=75840If you’re a fan of Adventure Time with Finn and Jake — and everyone is, from young ‘uns to certain older folk — you should be reading the Adventure Time comic from BOOM! Studios/kaBOOM!. The comic version is true to the look and spirit of the TV original, smart and inventive, with multiple covers and different artists’ interpretations of the characters. They’ve done spinoff series with Marceline and Princess Bubblegum and with, of course, Fionna and Cake, and… okay, okay, I’m getting to it.

Issue 16 is due next week — Wednesday, May 22nd, to be precise — and Nerdist has been entrusted by BOOM! with different versions of the issue’s cover art and previews of pages from the book, including the first two pages of the Princess Bubblegum back-up story “Opposite Day.” Oh, and because the main story is the start of a whole new arc, it’s a perfect opportunity for new readers to jump in. Just click on the thumbnails to enlarge ‘em.

]]>http://www.nerdist.com/2013/05/preview-pages-from-the-next-issue-of-adventure-time/feed/0Comic Book Day: Pull List for May 1, 2013http://www.nerdist.com/2013/05/comic-book-day-pull-list-for-may-1-2013/
http://www.nerdist.com/2013/05/comic-book-day-pull-list-for-may-1-2013/#commentsWed, 01 May 2013 07:01:44 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=73838It’s only fitting that since Comic Book Day falls on the first of the month, our pull list is packed to the gills with an assortment of first issues. With offerings from creators like J. Michael Straczynski, Michael Avon Oeming, Mike Carey, and more, this week’s pull list has pathos to spare. Using familiar genres to subvert our expectations, it will leave you satisfied, potentially confused, and most definitely craving more. So, sit back, relax and start budgeting out your expenditures, because this week, there are plenty of reasons to make your way down to your local comic book store.

Top Picks

Ten Grand #1 | J. Michael Straczynski and Ben Templesmith

From its woozy, entrancing artwork to its hardboiled story of love, loss, contract killing and demonology, J. Michael Straczynski’s latest offering from his Joe’s Comics imprint at Image Comics, Ten Grand, lures you in with a sense of familiarity, then throws you a curveball straight out of hell. While the notion of a hitman doing God’s work isn’t exactly new, Straczynski has the wherewithal to pull it off and make it feel fresh. Joe Fitzgerald was a mob enforcer until he met Laura, the love of his life, who urged him to leave the bloody world of contract killing behind. And, of course, there was one last job that went awry. His final target not only survived Joe’s assassination attempt, but hunted him down, fatally wounding him and killing Laura as a result.

Before he can shuffle off this mortal coil, Joe is visited by an angel with a proposition: if Joe continues his murderous work on Earth in the name of God and dies a righteous death, he will be granted five minutes with Laura… only to be resurrected and have to start all over again. Touching on themes of love and morality, and tinged with religious undertones, Ten Grand‘s first issue deftly lays out the exposition for the series without getting bogged down in its complex setup. Joe’s morose manner is wonderfully off-set by Ben Templesmith’s staggeringly good artwork. Coming off like a series of smudged, dusty paintings you found in the attic or a half-remembered dream, Templesmith’s layouts give weight to Straczynski’s gritty narrative, making this one book that you shouldn’t let pass you by.

The Victories: Transhuman #1 | Michael Avon Oeming

Michael Avon Oeming’s five-issue Dark Horse mini-series The Victories turned the superhero genre on its head, using it as a prism to explore his own experiences with therapy, depression and anxiety. With a take-no-prisoners writing style and a gritty, roughshod aesthetic, The Victories was a superhero story that felt like it was about real people: imperfect, sleazy, and sometimes crippled by their own anxieties. Now, the series returns with The Victories: Transhuman. Picking up after the Jackal’s showdown with Faustus and an attack on the US infrastructure, the Victories must overcome their own spiritual and personal demons to defeat an evil that threatens to destroy not only their city, but the world itself. The Victories finds Oeming at his finest, giving him ample opportunity to flex his considerable artistic muscles while telling an immensely compelling story with intensely personal themes. If more folks took Oeming’s approach to therapeutic catharsis, the world would be a better and more comic-filled place.

Suicide Risk #1 | Mike Carey and Elena Casagrande

The spirit of Elseworlds and What If stories is alive and well in Mike Carey’s new ongoing series, Suicide Risk. The teaser from BOOM! Studios set up the premise rather nicely: “When there are only villains, being a hero makes you a…” You guessed it – a suicide risk. In a world plagued by drug-addled supervillains, who will rise to the occasion? Set in a world experiencing its first wave of superpowered activations, Carey’s grim take on the superhero genre explores the perils of standing up against evil when you’re a mere mortal and they’re packing metahuman heat. Heroes are dying, cops are dying – it would seem like the end is nigh. Enter protagonist Leo Winters, the policeman from Tommy Lee Edwards terrific cover art, who discovers a man and a woman quite literally selling superpowers on the street. As a result, he triggers a series of events that could change his life, his family’s life, and the fate of the world itself. An electrifying read from start to finish, Mike Carey lays the groundwork for what looks to be one of the most interesting new books to hit your local comic book store’s stands. Add in the lush artwork of Elena Casagrande (Hulk, Hack/Slash), and you’ve got a risk-free addition to our pull list.

Still got your Christmas tree in the house? Here’s one idea on how to get rid of it, courtesy of artist Cai Guo-Qiang, who is known for blowing stuff up in the service of art. This one, a 40-foot tree going kablooey, was on the National Mall in Washington, using three separate explosions and 2,000 black smoke drops. It was not for Christmas — it was at the 25th anniversary of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery at the Smithsonian earlier this year — but we can apply the lessons of this event to proper Christmas tree disposal, right? Blow them up real good.

Outside, that is. Take it outside, far away from the house, or any structures. Can’t stress that enough. In fact, maybe you shouldn’t do this at all, unless you’re Cai Guo-Qiang, or the Grucci family. Drag it to the curb and call your trash company to haul it to the recycling plant or something. I don’t want to hear from any lawyers, all right?

]]>http://www.nerdist.com/2012/12/one-way-to-dispose-of-your-christmas-tree/feed/1Taking Down the Igloohttp://www.nerdist.com/2012/07/taking-down-the-igloo/
http://www.nerdist.com/2012/07/taking-down-the-igloo/#commentsThu, 05 Jul 2012 01:09:12 +0000http://www.nerdist.com/?p=49468You like fireworks. I like watching big arenas and stadia be imploded. But when they can’t be imploded and instead are dismantled piece by piece, what to do? Someone — YouTube user DAYGraphics2012 — took time-lapse video of the dismantling of the old Pittsburgh Civic Arena, vintage 1961, later known as Mellon Arena, better known as The Igloo, where Mario Lemieux once ruled, and the demise of the building over nine months, depicted in a matter of a half-minute, is mesmerizing. Ashes to ashes:

Very cool. ‘Course, it didn’t hit home for me like this one from 2004, the end of Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia:

Popular Science used a Phantom v641 HD camera to shoot firecrackers blowing little stuff up real good, like a mayo jar, a bag of flour, a bucket of water, a pile of Jell-O, an egg… it’s like being a little kid again. See, because kids like to blow things up. Granted, you want to see much bigger things go boom, and the carnage is limited, but you get to see the camera’s performance and you get to see Jell-O behaving badly. And just in time for the U.S. to celebrate Independence Day, too. Boom.